The West Nusa Tenggara Regional Police (Polda NTB) has prepared a\nvehicle storage service for residents who wish to travel home for the\nEid holiday. Vehicle storage can be arranged by visiting the nearest\npolice office.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the district police stations, we provide a vehicle storage\nservice for motorcycles or cars if people want to travel home to their\nrespective regions,\u201d said West Nusa Tenggara Regional Police Chief Irjen\nEdy Murbowo on Thursday (12 March 2026).<\/p>\n
The vehicles will be parked in the yards of the district and regional\npolice stations. This vehicle storage service is provided free of\ncharge.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will socialise this information so residents are aware. The yards\nof the regional and district police stations will be used as parking\nareas for vehicles belonging to residents who will travel home to their\nrespective regions,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The requirement for vehicle storage is that vehicle owners must be\npresent when depositing their vehicle for data recording.<\/p>\n
In addition, complete vehicle identification details will be\nrecorded. This is to prevent errors during future collection.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen collecting, it must be the same person. If they cannot come,\nthey must provide a power of attorney. If they cannot provide that, they\ncan video call the officers to confirm that the person collecting is\nindeed their authorised representative, so officers do not make a\nmistake,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
Members of the public who intend to travel and leave their homes are\nalso urged to report this. The purpose is to ensure that homes are\nmonitored whilst unoccupied.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe also appeal to the public, if you want to travel home, report it\nto the community police. So we know for certain that the house is empty.\nThis becomes a patrol object for our members,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n
3,650 Combined Personnel Deployed<\/strong><\/p>\n A total of 3,650 combined personnel are being deployed in Operation\nKetupat Rinjani 2026 for security during Eid al-Fitr 1447 AH in West\nNusa Tenggara. West Nusa Tenggara Regional Police Chief Irjen Edy\nMurbowo said the operation would be conducted over 13 days, from 13-25\nMarch 2026.<\/p>\n \u201cOperation Ketupat Rinjani 2026 marks the beginning of the operation\ntomorrow (Friday, 13 March 2026). It is also an inspection of the\nreadiness of the police, military and other stakeholders involved,\u201d said\nEdy on Thursday.<\/p>\n Equipment and facilities are also being inspected. Personnel involved\nin Operation Ketupat Rinjani 2026 include the police, military and\ngovernment officials. The breakdown is 1,649 police personnel.<\/p>\n \u201cThe total personnel involved from the West Nusa Tenggara Regional\nPolice to the regional police stations is 1,649 people. Nearly 2,000\npersonnel are involved,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Other personnel come from the military, approximately 500 people; the\nNational Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), 116 people; the Department\nof Transportation (Dishub), 1,259 people; and the Regional Disaster\nManagement Agency (BPBD), 126 people.<\/p>\n It is predicted that the peak periods for both homecoming and return\ntravel will occur in two waves. The peak homecoming period is expected\non 14-15 and 18-19 March 2026. \u201cMeanwhile, the peak return period is\npredicted to occur on 24-25 and 28-29 March 2026,\u201d said Edy.<\/p>\n Security arrangements include 35 posts, consisting of 18 security\nposts, 10 service posts and 7 integrated posts. \u201cThese integrated posts\nare joint operations with relevant agencies,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n West Lombok Police<\/strong><\/p>\n Separately, West Lombok Police Chief AKBP Yasmara Harahap welcomed\ntravellers coming from Bali and Java through ports in West Lombok to\nstore their vehicles for free at both the regional and district police\noffices.<\/p>\n \u201cIf anyone is travelling, perhaps from Bali or Java passing through\nWest Lombok, who wants to rest or store their vehicle, please enter a\npolice office, either the regional or district station. It is free and\nthere is no charge. There will be officers on standby to guard,\u201d he said\non Thursday.<\/p>\n In addition to police offices, Yasmara also said two security posts\nhave been prepared and can be used as rest stops for travellers passing\nthrough West Lombok.<\/p>\n Yasmara explained that the first post is set up at the Giri Menang\nSquare (GMS) roundabout in Gerung District to serve travellers coming\nfrom Zainuddin Abdul Majid Airport (ZAM), Lembar Port and Gilimas Port.\nThe second post is set up in front of the Sasaku souvenir shop in Batu\nLayar District to serve travellers from Pemenang Port and Senggigi\nPort.<\/p>\n For homecoming security in 2026, Yasmara said there are 119 combined\npersonnel from the police, military, Department of Transportation, BNPB,\nCivil Protection Police and Fire Brigade ready to be deployed at various\npoints. \u201cThey will be distributed from 13 March until three days after\nEid al-Fitr,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Regarding security for Nyepi Day and the takbir night, which\ncoincide, Yasmara said they will wait for confirmation from the Islamic\ncalendar determination hearing first. However, he said they have already\nprepared a security scheme for residents observing Nyepi in West\nLombok.<\/p>\n \u201cFor Eid al-Fitr itself, we are waiting for the calendar\ndetermination hearing to confirm whether it is 20 or 21 March. What is\ncertain is that in our region, Nyepi observance typically begins with\nthe ogoh-ogoh parade. We have already prepared our security plan, and\nafter that we will continue with security measures during Nyepi at\nseveral points,\u201d he explained.<\/p>",
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